Kristina Buha was born in 1981 in Belgrade, where she completed her primary education and XII Belgrade Gymnasium. She graduated, obtained her Master’s degree, and earned a PhD from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law. She successfully defended her Master’s thesis on “The European System of Central Banks – Institutional Aspects”, as well as her doctoral dissertation on “The Institutional Framework of Financial Supervision in the European Union”.
An experienced legal advisor with a strong professional and academic background in financial sector regulation, financial institutions supervision, consumer protection, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance. She is known for being an effective communicator, with strong analytical skills and extensive experience in drafting legal acts and opinions.
As a part of a small team of specialized experts at – Stay Compliant, she is currently providing regulatory advisory services to financial institutions and other highly regulated industries
Besides the regular day job, Kristina Buha spent almost 18 years working at the National Bank of Serbia (NBS), where she held various roles and actively participated in the development and implementation of Serbia’s most significant financial regulations, including:
✔ Law on the National Bank of Serbia
✔ Law on Banks
✔ Law on the Protection of Financial Service Consumers
✔ Law on the Protection of Financial Service Consumers in Distance Contracts
✔ Law on Payment Services
✔ Law on Foreign Exchange Operations
✔ Law on the Conversion of CHF-Indexed Mortgage Loans
During her career at the National Bank of Serbia, she held the position of Head of the Compliance Department and later served as Director of the Financial Consumer Protection Department.
She also spent some time, within a prominent law firm, working on complex issues in the fields of banking and finance, as well as regulatory and corporate compliance matters.
Kristina Buha is fluent in English and has basic knowledge of Russian.
